Starting at the Nascent Soul stage, a rogue cultivator is incredibly poor.

Yun Yun, Xu Changxing, and the other six people stared in horror at the cold, dark blue "sun" overhead and the blurry figure in front of it.

They had never heard of such extraordinary phenomena and supernatural powers.

"Who is this person? Their aura... seems even stronger than that demon's?!"

Xu Changxing was filled with doubt and surprise, and he exclaimed softly. But the escape technique he was secretly forming in his hands did not loosen; instead, his magical power flowed even faster.

Whether the visitors are friend or foe, and what their purpose is, remains unknown. We must not place our hopes on the unknown.

The Nascent Soul cultivator possessed by the ancient demon, along with the dozen or so Golden Core puppets around him, all turned to face the sky, their dark, empty eyes "staring" at the blue sun and the figure.

No one below was given any more time to react.

"Hey——!"

Several clear, cold cries rang out from the blue sun!

In the next instant, seven or eight fire dragons made entirely of azure ice flames suddenly emerged from the surface of the "sun," shaking their heads and tails, moving as fast as lightning, and rushed straight towards the Golden Core puppets on the ground!

These puppets were slow to react, only managing to erect a weak protective aura.

A blue fire dragon swept past.

There was no explosion, no loud noise.

The moment they made contact, the movements of those Golden Core puppets suddenly froze, their bodies instantly covered with a thick layer of blue ice, and their bodies inside the ice rapidly withered and turned black, turning into countless ice crystals and ashes that fluttered down in the blink of an eye.

"roar--!"

The ancient demon's nascent soul seemed to be enraged, letting out a non-human roar!

The crimson giant hand he controlled suddenly changed direction, and the giant blade in his hand slashed through the sky with immense demonic power, fiercely slashing towards the suspended blue "sun"!

Before the blade even arrived, the violent air pressure had already caused the rocks below to crumble!

The giant blade was about to strike Lan Ri.

The eerie blue "sun" suddenly split in two without warning, transforming into two surging streams of azure air that nimbly glided past the sides of the giant blade!

The giant blade sliced ​​through the air, its immense force flattening a section of cliff behind it!

After passing the giant blade, the two streams of air suddenly converged and condensed a few feet in front of it!

As the blue light surged, a phoenix with a wingspan of over twenty zhang, extraordinary in its steedness, and composed entirely of condensed ice flames, appeared out of thin air, raising its head and letting out a long cry!

The Ice Flame Phoenix locked its icy gaze on the Ancient Demon Nascent Soul, and opened its sharp beak!

"laugh--!"

A beam of extremely concentrated, dark blue light, only as thick as a large tree, shot towards the face of the ancient demon's nascent soul, ignoring spatial distance, like an icy ray from the deepest abyss!

The Nascent Soul cultivator's empty eyes swirled with black energy, and his reaction was extremely fast as he stomped his foot hard on the ground!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...!"

The ground shook violently and cracked!

The seven or eight hills, each tens of feet high, were uprooted by an invisible force, carrying soil and rocks, and flew rapidly towards it, piling up in front of it to form more than a dozen incredibly thick "mountain rock shields" in an instant!

The blue beam arrived in an instant!

"Puff puff puff puff—!"

Completely crushing everything in its path!

The beam of light pierced through the snow like a red-hot iron rod, penetrating nine of the "giant rock shields" in succession! Where the giant rock shields were pierced, blue ice instantly covered them, and then they crumbled into powder!

The tenth giant shield finally managed to barely block the remaining power of the beam, but the shield surface was already covered with cracks, and a charred hole in the center hissed out cold air.

The ancient demon's nascent soul was thrown back several steps by the recoil, black blood spilling from its mouth and nose, and its demonic light trembled wildly.

Inside the defensive light shield, Xu Changxing's eyes flashed with a sharp light upon seeing this!

opportunity!

"Fellow Daoist! I, this humble Daoist, will lend you a hand!"

He shouted, and his left hand, which had been poised to strike, suddenly rose up, and he suddenly grasped a strange brush that was completely black with a purple tip!

He used his fingers instead of his wrist, and the air as his paper, pouring his magic power into the tip of his brush, and rapidly drawing in the air!

The brushstrokes flow like dragons and snakes, with purple light swirling around.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of winding, agile, and lifelike illusory black willow branches appeared out of thin air, exuding an artistic conception of resilience and entanglement.

Xu Changxing pointed his pen at the ancient demon nascent soul that had just regained its footing and whose aura was still not calm, and pointed it in mid-air!

"go!"

Dozens of dark willow branches instantly materialized, like living serpents, and coiled around the ancient demon nascent soul, binding its arms, waist, and legs tightly!

The willow branches, though seemingly soft, were exceptionally resilient, causing the Nascent Soul cultivator to abruptly halt in his movements, and his demonic light dimmed.

The moment the restraints took effect!

High in the sky, the Ice Flame Phoenix let out an even louder cry and flapped its wings suddenly!

"Buzzing..."

The blue flames around the phoenix surged and separated violently! In the blink of an eye, hundreds of orbs of light, each the size of a head and burning with eerie blue flames, densely packed and filled the sky!

All the orbs of light trembled in unison, and then, like a meteor shower receiving a command, trailing blue flames, they crashed down on the ancient demon nascent soul that was temporarily bound by willow branches below!

"not good!"

Xu Changxing's expression changed drastically! This indiscriminate attack had an enormous range!

He disregarded everything else and roared, unleashing his full power as a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. The power transformed into a powerful energy that swept up the six Golden Core cultivators behind him, including Yun Yun, and sent them flying backward like lightning!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM...!!!"

Hundreds of blue fireballs struck the ground almost simultaneously!

The deafening, continuous explosions instantly engulfed everything!

The entire valley trembled and cracked violently! A blinding blue light shot into the sky, dyeing half the sky a deep blue! A violent, icy, and destructive force, mixed with shockwaves, swept outwards like a tidal wave of destruction!

The already crumbling defensive shield was torn to shreds like paper in the terrifying aftershocks!

Xu Changxing led the six men on a perilous retreat to a mountaintop fifty miles away. The biting wind and flying rocks forced them to raise their protective spiritual light once more, their faces pale and still shaken.

The blue light and smoke slowly dissipated.

At the epicenter of the explosion, a terrifying crater appeared on the ground, over a hundred feet in diameter and tens of feet deep, its walls covered with thick blue ice, exuding a chilling aura.

Above the scorched pit, a figure dressed in a green robe floated silently. The aura of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was undisguised, yet it carried a chilling and solemn quality.

He slightly raised his hand.

The remaining blue flames in the pit and the magnificent ice-flame phoenix in the air instantly transformed into streaks of blue light, like swallows returning to their nests. They flew back, disappeared into his palm and sleeve.

Xu Changxing saw it from afar and couldn't help but swallow hard, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

This person's methods are strange and powerful, far exceeding those of ordinary mid-stage cultivators, and almost possess the power of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator! But strangely, he did not sense any hostility towards them from this person; instead, he felt a very faint sense of familiarity.

He steadied himself and, not daring to be negligent, quickly led the still-shaken Yun Yun and the others closer. From a distance, he solemnly cupped his hands towards the figure in blue, his tone filled with gratitude and a hint of probing:

"Many thanks to this fellow Daoist for his righteous intervention, saving us from annihilation! I am Xu Changxing from Xuanxian City, and I am deeply grateful! May I ask your name? Xuanxian City will surely repay this kindness..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

The figure in blue slowly turned half of his face, his gaze calmly sweeping over from beneath his bamboo hat.

A calm voice rang out:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, it's only been a little over a decade since we last met, and you've already forgotten so much?"

Xu Changxing was taken aback upon hearing this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he carefully looked at the outline of the other person's face under the bamboo hat. A name that had almost been forgotten suddenly jumped into his mind!

His pupils contracted sharply, and his face was instantly filled with disbelief and astonishment!

"You...you are...Fellow Daoist Qingyou?!"

His voice even changed slightly.

More than a decade ago, this person was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Although his methods were remarkable, he was far from possessing the terrifying power he has today! Later, I heard from his disciple Yun Yun that this person seemed to have left Xuanxian City to travel and had reached the middle stage of cultivation... But how long has it been?

How could the difference between the mid-stage and mid-stage be so vast? The Ice Flame Divine Power just now, with its effortless control, is probably no more than that of an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

If he truly reaches the late Nascent Soul stage...

Xu Changxing's mind raced, and his astonishment quickly transformed into a bright smile. His tone became increasingly enthusiastic, even carrying a hint of barely perceptible flattery:

"Haha! It's Fellow Daoist Qingyou! Forgive me, forgive me! Fellow Daoist's supernatural powers have reached a high level, your demeanor is even more impressive than before, and your power is overwhelming. I was blind and didn't recognize you for a moment! Congratulations, Fellow Daoist! Congratulations! To have made such astonishing progress in just over ten years truly makes us... look up to you in the dust and feel ashamed!"